Director, actor, producer, & educator Ron Himes is the founder and producing director of the Black Rep in St. Louis, MO. He discusses the company’s history, his evolution as an artist, and his goals for the company’s future in an exciting live interview at BTN.
Read Morecheck out keith’s demo reel here: https://www.keitharthurbolden.com/demo-reel-1
Keith Arthur Bolden, #theactingprofessor, has a lengthy acting career. his full bio can be found here, with screen credits found on his IMDB page.
information about the Black Theatre Network’s StudentQuest Monologue Competition can be accessed here.
In a Live from BTN interview, Ron Simons discusses how he came to be a Broadway producer, what the work requires, and what he’s excited about coming up next.
Check out the SimonSays Entertainment website for Ron’s bio, testimonials and highlights about his past productions, and information about upcoming projects at https://simonsaysentertainment.com.
Playwright Chisa Hutchinson discusses her career arc, how she communicates to her audiences and her hopes for what her plays can achieve within our american society. We particularly get to talk about the juicy technical needs of her upcoming play, Whitelisted, at CATF, and how playwrights & production teams make it all work!
Kathy A. Perkins discusses her career in lighting design, and how she came to balance professional work with academic publishing and teaching.
You can find & purchase all of Kathy’s books here.
To read a great interview between Kathy and Roundabout’s teaching artist Artist Nafeesa Monroe about Alice Childress, Kathy’s books about Black American theatre professionals, and her work on Trouble in Mind, click here.
Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates (“Dr. T”) shares the origins, discovery, and application of Ritual Poetic Drama in the African Continuum.
check out the ConciliationLAB’s mission, productions, and community-based work at theconciliationlab.org.
for more information about the work of the Conciliation Project, click here.
to watch Dr. T’s TED talk, click here.
(she also has a pretty great lecture that she did for VCUArts, “from shakespeare to shange” - you can watch it here.)
the text, Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches can be purchased here.
learn about the Black Acting Methods Studio at their website.
Audience Development and Public Relations specialist Marcia Pendelton discusses her life, her work, and the origins of WalkTallGirl Productions and the Black Theatre Preview.
Read MoreScholar Khalid Yaya Long discusses the life and work of seminal director & devisor Glenda Dickerson.
Read MoreProducer, director, and playwright Greg Williams, Jr. talks about the need for joy and comedy in black theatre, the flexibility of not having a formal theatre building, and what he envisions for the future of New Venture Theatre and the field at large.
Read Moreplaywright, scholar, and black theatre advocate michael dinwiddie discusses his work, trends in black theatre, and his hopes for the future
Read MoreActor Blair Underwood discusses his early years as an actor, his journey through a television & film career, and why he continues to return to the stage, his first & truest theatrical love.
Read MoreDr. Indira Etwaroo discusses her own origins & career, and joins kb saine in celebrating the success of RestorationArt's major programs, including the great theatre work happening at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn.
Read MoreGary Anderson, Producing Artistic Director of Plowshares Theatre, discusses the research and findings of BLACK THEATRE SURVEY 2016-2017: A REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF BLACK THEATRE IN AMERICA.
Read MoreDominique talks about her Detroit Trilogy, her influences and intentions as a playwright, and the contemporary realities of Jim Crow Theatre.
Read MoreNYC-based professionals Tiffany Renee Thompson & Taylor N. Daniels talk about what it means to be young, working black actors in the American Theatre
Read MoreEkundayo Bandele , Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Hattiloo Theatre, talks about his career, the origins & history of the theatre, and his vision for moving forward. As part of the Black Theatre Network 2018 Conference, this podcast recording addresses how Black theatre in Memphis works, & the role Hattiloo plays in both the local and national theatre communities.
Read MoreAngelica Cheri discusses her new work, "Berta, Berta" just before its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival.
Read Moreplaywright, performer, & producer Carlyle Brown discusses his early career & his two new publications: "Down In Missippi" & "Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House"
Read Moredonald e. lacy has been touring his one-man show, "colorstruck," for the past six years. upon the inauguration of our 45th president, he has begun touring the show as "colorstruck: surviving the trumpocalypse." he discusses the work in this episode.
Read MoreWith special permission from Carlton Molette, students from across the nation (but predominately Wayne State University Department of Theatre & Dance) read the 10-minute play, "Our Dreams." Host kb saine frames the reading with a celebration of Barbara Molette's life.
Read More